Bombshell: Zimmerman’s Lawyers Quit

In a stunning development in the Trayvon Martin case, George Zimmerman’s two lawyers held a press conference late Tuesday saying they were quitting his case.

Hal Uhrig and Craig Sonner cited Zimmerman’s behavior during the previous few days as the reason. They said he had not been in contact with them except over the phone and he had published a website without their involvement. Both said they were concerned for Zimmerman’s well-being.

They told reporters: “We have lost contact with him, we are not sure what he’s doing.”

Speaking to MSNBC, the lawyer for the Martin family, Benjamin Crump, said the family was very upset to learn from the press conference that Zimmerman was outside Florida and could potentially be a flight risk. Both lawyers said they did not believe that Zimmerman had fled the country.

The lawyers also said that Zimmerman had directly contacted the office of the Florida Special Prosecutor investigating his case — they had refused to speak with him. Uhrig also said that Zimemrman had phoned Fox News host Sean Hannity and spoken with him off the record. Hannity refused to tell Uhrig what Zimmerman had told him.

Sonner and Uhrig suggested that Zimmerman may not be acting independently.

Watch CNN coverage of press conference:

On Monday a website appeared which has been confirmed as belonging to George Zimmerman. None of his legal team was involved with it. The website is appealing for funds for his defense.

Last week, Zimmerman’s defense added Uhrig, a veteran attorney known for his appearances as a legal analyst on the Fox News network last year during the trial of Casey Anthony, who was found not guilty of killing her daughter, Caylee.

It has come to my attention that some persons and/or entities have been collecting funds, thinly veiled as my ‘Defense Fund’ or “Legal Fund”. I cannot attest to the validity of these other websites as I have not received any funds collected, intended to support my family and I through this trying, tragic time.

The lawyers said that they had discussed a website and a legal fund, with a Paypal account controlled Zimmerman’s father, but they were not involved beyond that discussion and were not told when the website was published on Monday.

The website includes a page titled ‘the facts,’ but this does not clarify the varying stories the relatives and lawyers have been giving of what happened February 26th.

On Monday, an unidentified Zimmerman family member wrote to Federal Attorney General Eric Holder asking why members of the fringe New Black Panther (NBP) Party had not been arrested despite their ‘bounty’ on Zimmerman. The letter accuses Holder of not arresting NBP members because Holder is black, attacks other black leaders, including the President and compares Zimmerman to Tom Robinson in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’

The Sanford police has investigated the NBP threats and decided not to take it further.

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89 comments

Eugene W, where do you get this kind of info, about the jewelry? Do you have a special line into the school? Must be the same place that the info about him being a "banger or wanna-be banger". I have looked at all sources and found nothing like this. I am sure that, if the jewery had been found on him, that the police would have looked into where it came from in case it was stolen property.

People like you love to spread such rumors to make the liberals look bad, don't you?

The media decided right away to convict Zimmerman and they've done a great job of it. Most helpful to them has been the angelic-looking picture of Trayvon taken several years ago. I find that most people are fooled by that. They think the picture is recent. Then there was NBC's doctored 911 tape that made Zimmerman sound racist. Having been caught, NBC since has apologized, but NOT ON ITS OWN CHANNEL Isn't that cute?

Whatever happened to "Innocent Until Proven Guilty"? Everything up to this point is speculation, conjecture, and hearsay. I doubt George Zimmerman will get a fair trial - and God help him if he ends up in jail - he will be lynched by the "mob mentality" that has blown this whole thing out of proportion.

Zimmerman was taller and bigger built and almost 2 times the weight of Martin. The fact is he didn't need a gun. He could have knocked out Martin. Zimmerman has no blood on him. If he had his head bashed into the sidewalk....then there would have been blood. Head injuries bleed a lot. No blood on clothes of Zimmerman. A witness saw Zimmerman on top of Martin and they were on the grass, several feet from a sidewalk. So Zimmerman did not get his head bashed on the cement. Now there are people armed patrolling the area. white supremest. if you don't think this is a raciest action...then get your heads out of the sand and look around you

Zimmerman was taller and bigger built and almost 2 times the weight of Martin. The fact is he didn't need a gun. He could have knocked out Martin. Zimmerman has no blood on him. If he had his head bashed into the sidewalk....then there would have been blood. Head injuries bleed a lot. No blood on clothes of Zimmerman. A witness saw Zimmerman on top of Martin and they were on the grass, several feet from a sidewalk. So Zimmerman did not get his head bashed on the cement. Now there are people armed patrolling the area. white supremest. if you don't think this is a raciest action...then get your heads out of the sand and look around you

Zimmerman was taller and bigger built and almost 2 times the weight of Martin. The fact is he didn't need a gun. He could have knocked out Martin. Zimmerman has no blood on him. If he had his head bashed into the sidewalk....then there would have been blood. Head injuries bleed a lot. No blood on clothes of Zimmerman. A witness saw Zimmerman on top of Martin and they were on the grass, several feet from a sidewalk. So Zimmerman did not get his head bashed on the cement. Now there are people armed patrolling the area. white supremest. if you don't think this is a raciest action...then get your heads out of the sand and look around you